QUEERING CONGRESS

This week in homophobia: unable to attack Jon Hoadley for his ideas or qualifications – both of which are outstanding – the National Republican Congressional Committee is resorting to calling Hoadley a “pedo sex poet”. We’ve demanded the the NRCC and U.S. Congressman Fred Upton apologize for these baseless, bigoted tactics.

Team Hoadley also issued their second campaign ad. Give it a watch here!

LGBTQ candidates that campaign together, win together: Mondaire Jones is endorsing Jon Hoadley, Gina Ortiz Jones and Georgette Gómez in their races for the U.S. Congress!

VoteVets is launching an ad blitz in support of Gina Ortiz Jones in Texas’s 23rd Congressional District and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has purchased $1 million in ad space in San Antonio!

Tracy Mitrano is running to unseat longtime U.S. Congressman Tom Reed and restore bisexual representation to the U.S. House. It won’t be easy – but Tracy has a plan. Learn all about her campaign here!

SEPTEMBER VICTORIES

It’s official: Tiara Mack won her race for the Rhode Island state Senate!

Incumbent state Senator Sam Bell pulled off an easy win on Election Night. He thanked supporters and his opponent in this touching tweet.

Elias Diaz pulled off a big win in his runoff for the Eagle Pass City Council. Congratulations on becoming the first openly LGBTQ Councilmember, Elias!

RAINBOW WAVE 2020

Taylor Small is about to make history as Vermont’s first openly trans state legislature. She’s ready to lead – and help more trans candidates get elected.

Steve Glassman earned a big endorsement from the Sun Sentinel this week in his reelection campaign for the Fort Lauderdale City Commission. Read their piece here.

REST IN POWER

We mourn the passing of Henry van Amerigen, a lifelong activist for HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ rights and mental health, and one of the greatest champions of our work to increase LGBTQ representation in government. We send our deepest condolences to Henry's loved ones during this time.

INVITE: A TRIBUTE TO DAVID MIXNER

We’re beyond thrilled to present longtime LGBTQ activist and former Victory Fund Board Co-Chair David Mixner with our Lifetime Achievement Award. We hope you can join us and a huge lineup of special guests on Tuesday, September 15, 8-9PM ET! Learn more and register for this fantastic virtual event here.

CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT

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LGBTQ Victory Fund has helped thousands of openly LGBTQ candidates win elections up and down the ballot, from sea to shining sea since our founding in 1991. We believe representation is power so we elected U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten Sinema, Governors Jared Polis and Kate Brown, all seven LGBTQ members of U.S. Congress and countless candidates for state and local government, including Virginia Delegate Danica Roem, Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod and Pennsylvania Assemblymember Brian Sims. And with an unprecedented number of LGBTQ people running for office in this year, we’ll need your support to make 2020 the next Rainbow Wave.

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